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Arthur John Broeckert

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Arthur John Broeckert

Birth
Saint Nazianz, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
17 May 2003 (aged 81)
Saint Nazianz, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
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Broeckert, Arthur John (Aug. 31, 1921-May 17, 2003 –husband of Joan Wagner [married June 11, 1955 at St. Gregory Catholic Church in St. Nazianz, Town of Eaton] –son of Edward Broeckert and Clara Gutman –veteran from the World War II era, serving in the Pacific Theater –owner of auto repair shop and Ford dealership in partnership with his brother Edward –owned Broeckert Brothers Auto Service in St. Nazianz from 1952 until retirement in 1994 –on July 31, 1956, in partnership with his brother Edward, purchased a vacant lot at 108 North Fourth Avenue in St. Nazianz and constructed a building for an auto repair shop and Ford dealership –retired in 1994 –the auto repair building was so damaged in the storm of May 2000 that it needed to be razed –on June 9, 1954 purchased the vacant lot at 105 North First Avenue in St. Nazianz and had a house built –lived in this house until his death in 2003 –his widow Joan continued to live here until her death on Jan. 27, 2006) –buried at St. Gregory Catholic Cemetery in St. Nazianz, Town of Eaton [buried in Section 6, Row 4, Lot 16] [marriage record Manitowoc 46-157] [death record Manitowoc 113-260]
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ARTHUR JOHN BROECKERT

Arthur J. Broeckert, 81, of 105 N. First Ave., St. Nazianz, died unexpectedly, Saturday evening, May 17, 2003, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc, shortly after being admitted.
He was born August 31, 1921, in St. Nazianz, son of the late Edward and Clara Gutman Broeckert. Arthur was a 1940 graduate of Valders High School and continued his education in Milwaukee where he attended Auto Mechanic School.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the Pacific Theatre during World War II.
On June 11, 1955 he married Joan Wagner at St. Gregory Catholic Church, St. Nazianz.
Arthur owned Broeckert Bros. Auto Service in St. Nazianz from 1952 until his retirement in 1994.
He was a member of St. Gregory Catholic Church, St. Nazianz, a member of the St. Nazianz American Legion, Post 477, Wagner, Eberle, Sukowaty and retired from the St. Nazianz Fire Department where he was a member for 40 years.
Arthur enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and working in his yard.
Survivors include his wife, Joan; two children, granchildren, four brothers,one sister, three brothers-in-law, and one sister-in-law.
He was preceded in death by one sister and one brother.
Funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2003, at St. Gregory Catholic Church, St. Nazianz with the Rev. Robert Wagner, brother-in-law and Rev. Gregory Coulthard officiating.
Burial will take place in the parish cemetery.
Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, Kiel is assisting the family.
The Sheboygan Press, May 20, 2003
Broeckert, Arthur John (Aug. 31, 1921-May 17, 2003 –husband of Joan Wagner [married June 11, 1955 at St. Gregory Catholic Church in St. Nazianz, Town of Eaton] –son of Edward Broeckert and Clara Gutman –veteran from the World War II era, serving in the Pacific Theater –owner of auto repair shop and Ford dealership in partnership with his brother Edward –owned Broeckert Brothers Auto Service in St. Nazianz from 1952 until retirement in 1994 –on July 31, 1956, in partnership with his brother Edward, purchased a vacant lot at 108 North Fourth Avenue in St. Nazianz and constructed a building for an auto repair shop and Ford dealership –retired in 1994 –the auto repair building was so damaged in the storm of May 2000 that it needed to be razed –on June 9, 1954 purchased the vacant lot at 105 North First Avenue in St. Nazianz and had a house built –lived in this house until his death in 2003 –his widow Joan continued to live here until her death on Jan. 27, 2006) –buried at St. Gregory Catholic Cemetery in St. Nazianz, Town of Eaton [buried in Section 6, Row 4, Lot 16] [marriage record Manitowoc 46-157] [death record Manitowoc 113-260]
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ARTHUR JOHN BROECKERT

Arthur J. Broeckert, 81, of 105 N. First Ave., St. Nazianz, died unexpectedly, Saturday evening, May 17, 2003, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc, shortly after being admitted.
He was born August 31, 1921, in St. Nazianz, son of the late Edward and Clara Gutman Broeckert. Arthur was a 1940 graduate of Valders High School and continued his education in Milwaukee where he attended Auto Mechanic School.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the Pacific Theatre during World War II.
On June 11, 1955 he married Joan Wagner at St. Gregory Catholic Church, St. Nazianz.
Arthur owned Broeckert Bros. Auto Service in St. Nazianz from 1952 until his retirement in 1994.
He was a member of St. Gregory Catholic Church, St. Nazianz, a member of the St. Nazianz American Legion, Post 477, Wagner, Eberle, Sukowaty and retired from the St. Nazianz Fire Department where he was a member for 40 years.
Arthur enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and working in his yard.
Survivors include his wife, Joan; two children, granchildren, four brothers,one sister, three brothers-in-law, and one sister-in-law.
He was preceded in death by one sister and one brother.
Funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2003, at St. Gregory Catholic Church, St. Nazianz with the Rev. Robert Wagner, brother-in-law and Rev. Gregory Coulthard officiating.
Burial will take place in the parish cemetery.
Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, Kiel is assisting the family.
The Sheboygan Press, May 20, 2003


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